Baseball Game Preview: Northside - Pinetown Panthers vs. Lejeune Devil Pups

By Team Reports Mar 21, 2024, 2:22am

Preview: Northside - Pinetown Panthers vs. Lejeune Devil Pups

Northside - Pinetown is 10-0 against Lejeune since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Northside - Pinetown Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Lejeune Devil Pups at 4:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Northside - Pinetown had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Bear Grass Charter.

James Sawyer put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Sawyer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sawyer was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Sawyer wasn't the only one making solid contact as one players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jamie Corprew, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, sadly, Lejeune is still looking for their first win of the season after six contests. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-5 walloping at the hands of Northside - Pinetown on Tuesday.

Northside - Pinetown's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Lejeune, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.

Northside - Pinetown took their victory against Lejeune in their previous matchup on Tuesday by a conclusive 15-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northside - Pinetown since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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